Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Musical Instruments

Nouns
  • musical instruments
  • band
  • string-band, brass-band
  • orchestra
  • orchestrina. [Stringed instruments], monochord, polychord
  • harp, lyre, lute, archlute
  • mandola, mandolin, mandoline
  • guitar
  • zither
  • cither, cithern
  • gittern, rebeck, bandurria, bandura, banjo
  • bina, vina
  • xanorphica. viol, violin, fiddle, kit
  • viola
  • tenor, cremona, violoncello, bass
  • bass viol, base viol
  • theorbo, double base, contrabasso, violone, psaltery [Slang]
  • bow, fiddlestick. piano, pianoforte
  • harpsichord, clavichord, clarichord, manichord
  • clavier, spinet, virginals, dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, vielle, pianino, Eolian harp. [Wind instruments]
  • organ, harmonium, harmoniphon
  • American organ, barrel organ, hand organ
  • accordion, seraphina, concertina
  • humming top. flute, fife, piccolo, flageolet
  • clarinet, claronet
  • basset horn, oboe, hautboy, corno Inglese, bassoon, double bassoon, contrafagotto, serpent, bass clarinet
  • bagpipes, union pipes
  • musette, ocarina, Pandean pipes
  • reed instrument
  • sirene, pipe, pitch-pipe
  • sourdet
  • whistle, catcall
  • doodlesack, harmoniphone. horn, bugle, cornet, cornet-a-pistons, cornopean, clarion, trumpet, trombone, ophicleide
  • French horn, saxophone, sax [Slang], buglehorn, saxhorn, flugelhorn, althorn, helicanhorn, posthorn
  • sackbut, euphonium, bombardon tuba. [Vibrating surfaces] cymbal, bell, gong
  • tambour, tambourine, tamborine
  • drum, tom-tom
  • tabor, tabret, tabourine, taborin
  • side drum, kettle drum
  • timpani, tympani
  • tymbal, timbrel, castanet, bones
  • musical glasses, musical stones
  • harmonica, sounding-board, rattle
  • tam-tam, zambomba. [Vibrating bars] reed, tuning fork, triangle, Jew's harp, musical box, harmonicon, xylophone. sordine, sordet
  • sourdine, sourdet
  • mute.